The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-09-15
Melons on ice, at Andy Holl's s

Andy Holl, Jrs. Highest price
paid.
School books and school supplies
of all kinds in endless variety at
Reber isCo's.
Hehman's Compound food for
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs. at
Andy Holl, Jr's.
Mr.. Jake Weaver has taken
employment with VIM. Waner,
and is popular clerk at this pop
ular establishment.
The Directors of the Mother
wells. at a meeting last Monday
night, presented Mr.. Davy Mother
we'll, the foreman, with a handsome
gold watch and cham.
A new post-office has been es-
tablished at the Raccoon Coal
Co.'S. Works. called "Kittanning."
Dick Weitzell, Postmaster.
Miss Lou. J. Miller, accompa-.
MED by her father, D. A. Miller,
left Logan on Friday last for Val
paraso, Ind, where she will COM
plete her collegiate education.
Lovely new waltz song, just
out,-"Won't You Buy My Pretty
Flowers" by H. P. DANKs, is a:
last published in fine style. This
beautiful song Is sung with great
success by Miss Lillian and Jen-
ME Calef, in Little Muffets."
Copies mailed for the pnce. so
cents, by the publisher, JOHN S.
Horner. Dayton, o.
On last Monday the authorities
of the Children's Home sent lii
tie George Smith, aged about Z
years, TO his mother in Illinois.
The little lad was placarded with
his name and destination, sup
piled with lots to eat, and gwen
to the Conductor. OF course he
will get safe through.
A venerable old soldier who
draws pension from the Gov
ernment, upon what right we
don't know nor don't question,
refuses 10 pay subscription he
owes of about six years standing.
The old hero, when he comes
to town and draws his pension.
proceeds 10 get drunk and spend
all his money. He is one of a
type who bleeGs The Government
and dead beats his way.
Some of these times this, and
other fellows of their kind, who
are not manly nor honest enough
to pay their debts, when they
can pay them, will be dismissed
from the service.
James Kennedy. a brakeman
on Conductor McCarthy's train.
nn fhe Siraitsville Branch, was
very seriously hurt at Slraitsville |
last Saturday. The engine was
bringing cut of cars down the
Troy track at about the rate of
twenty miles an hour, when he |
was thrown off by a telephone
wire Knowing the wire to be |
there, he was thrown off his guard |
By the engineer whistling for a
woman who was on the track
The wire caught him about the
chest, throwing hun off and his
head striking on The plank OF a
crossing. At last accounts lie was
resting easy.
Mayor Barclay, of Washington.
c. H., was among our visitors OH
last Saturday. The Mayor Is a
Hooking county boy, and one of the
hundsomest men in Ohio. We are
proud of him, and always glad to SEQ
him. He was On Governor Hoad-
ly's staff, Captain or a Colonel or
something and when in full regalia
was the cynosure of all eyes and the
envy of the less good looking of
6cers on the staff.
The story goes that Colonel Bar
clay once, equipped in his full dec
orations called on some friends in
Columbus A little girl answered
his call. She returned TO her moth
er, who inquired, who the visitor
was, when the child replied she did
not know his name, but she thought
It was God.
The Mayor. however, is a nice
popular gentleman. and is an hon.
,rable SON of Hooking county.
The show TO day will have at
.ached to it. not with any consent
,f the show, gang of tricksters.
who will play the ignorant and in
nocent fools, and dishonesty dis
posed people out of their money.
The sensible man and the honest
man will not be "taken in." But
he fellow who is too wise to take
a paper and be advised, the IN
,epient rascal who wants to make
moneytin gamblers trick. the
fools and frauds will be caught
TO- day. The honest. sensible man
who reads the papers and are
forewarned, will not play his
money to-day on another mans
game.
The Nellie Free Combination
gave a very pleasant entertainment
at the Opera House last Friday
night.